Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday extended his order for nonessential workers in the state to remain at home through April 15.

The order, called NYS on PAUSE, will be re-evaluated every two weeks, the governor said at a Sunday news conference. He had previously extended the order closing New York schools through April 15.

It comes as total coronavirus cases in the state reached 59,513. The virus is blamed for 965 deaths in New York state.

 

-Gov. Cuomo says trajectory of cases continues to go up.

-Talks about a 'rolling apex,' how different areas will see peak cases at different times.  

-Governor says this presents a challenge for the local health systems.  

-"No hospital is an island," the governor says.  He says both public and private hospital systems need to work together in a way they have never done before.  

-Gov. Cuomo says he is going to ask Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Stringer to look at NYC hospitals to see how the hospitals can work better together.  

-Governor says once the apex hits upstate, downstate hospitals should be able to jump in and assist once the downstate apex is over. 

-PAUSE program extended two weeks until April 15. Nonessential workers must stay home until then. 

 -Governor says a more non-invasive test has been developed. 

-Gov. Cuomo says testing holds the key to determining when people can return to work.